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Cur homo? – A History of the Thesis of Man as a Replacement for Fallen Angels - Softcover

Novotny, Vojtech

 
9788024625195: Cur homo? – A History of the Thesis of Man as a Replacement for Fallen Angels
Softcover
ISBN 10: 8024625199 ISBN 13: 9788024625195
Publisher: Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2014

Synopsis

Examining, outlining, elucidating, and supplementing the existing body of scholarship concerning the medieval theological supposition that man was created as a replacement for fallen angels, Cur Homo? traces the implications of the question from the first century of the common era to the present day. First introduced by St. Augustine and developed by other church fathers, the concept truly flourished in the twelfth century, when it was decided that man is an "original" being, created for its own sake, for whom God created the world. Vojtech Novotny goes on to trace the idea as it gradually faded over the centuries and, more recently, has been revived in the fields of modern philosophical thought.

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About the Author

Vojtech Novotny is assistant professor of dogmatic theology at Charles University, Prague.

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Publisher
Karolinum Press, Charles University
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8024625199
ISBN 13 
9788024625195
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
250